California

San Simeon

beach (unverified)

3.5Updated 37 min ago

San Simeon is a surf spot in California. It faces southwest, and its optimal swell direction is southwest. Offshore winds blow from the northeast.

Swell height

2-3ft

Calibrated to CDIP's nearshore model

14s period

Swell

SSW

196°

Windcross

3 mph

WNW

Tide

—

Conditions

Clean

swell mix · 26% wind sea

Scaled so its typical height matches CDIP's nearshore height at this spot. How our heights work →

Swell breakdown

NWPS height + WW3

P1 (primary)

SSW

2.3ft

14s

49%

P2 (secondary)

WNW

2.0ft

12s

39%

Wind sea

2.0ft

not surfable

P3 (tertiary)

SSW

1.1ft

20s

12%

Swell height (ft) · next 48h

Swell height is a single best estimate; the tile at the top of the page gives its range.

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach (unverified)

Tide preference—

Crowdlight

Optimal conditions

SwellSW 220°

WindNE offshore

Tide—

Breakbeach (unverified)

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46259

Hs3.9 ft

Tp—

DirWSW

Water—

Reading10/17/2026, 2:26:00 AM

View NDBC station page →

5-day forecast

Time

Rating

Swell (ft)

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Fri, Oct 16

11pm

2.5

13s

WSW250°

5mphcross-on

—

Sat, Oct 17

2am

2.6

14s

SSW197°

7mphcross

—

5am

2.7

14s

SSW197°

7mphcross

—

8am

2.8

14s

SSW198°

6mphcross

—

11am

2.7

12s

WSW249°

7mphcross-on

4.5ft

2pm

3.0

18s

SSW199°

12mphcross

4.5ft↓

5pm

3.1

15s

WSW249°

4mphcross

4.2ft↓

8pm

3.0

12s

WSW252°

1mphcross-on

2.5ft↓

11pm

3.4

14s

WSW249°

4mphcross

0.9ft

Sun, Oct 18

2am

3.6

14s

WSW249°

5mphcross

1.2ft↑

5am

3.8

14s

WSW247°

1mphonshore

2.8ft↑

8am

4.2

17s

SSW198°

2mphonshore

3.8ft↓

11am

4.2

14s

WSW243°

4mphcross-on

3.6ft↑

2pm

4.1

13s

WSW248°

8mphcross

3.8ft↑

5pm

4.4

16s

SSW198°

17mphcross

4.3ft↓

8pm

4.5

14s

WSW245°

10mphcross

3.2ft

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